The Baode Army is located in Baode County. In fact, there is no need to live in the military camp all the time. Many military lieutenant generals have their own houses in Baode County. They usually live in the county when there is no war. After all, there is nothing in the military camp.
There is no bustle and comfort in the city.
However, Zhou Chen is used to the military camp. He lives in the military camp most of the time and only occasionally goes to the county seat.
He was training troops that day when he suddenly received an order from the Xiangdu commander to go to the camp meeting.
After more than an hour, the personnel were gathered together, and then everyone learned from the mouth of the commander of Xiangdu.
The Xixia raided Linzhou and occupied a large area of ​​land west of the Quye River in the northwest of Linzhou. A war may occur between the Song and Xia, so everyone should be prepared, because their Baode Army is the Xiang army closest to Linzhou. If a war breaks out, they will definitely
On the battlefield.
Upon hearing that a war was about to begin, the military commanders in the camp had different expressions, some were excited and excited, some were frowning, and some were even nervous and frightened.
Not all soldiers are brave and fearless. There are many generals and generals in the army who are just dawdling around. It's okay to let them practice and practice, but if you really let them go to the battlefield to fight, they have already died before they even begin.
I feel like retreating.
But fortunately, there are relatively few such people in their German defense army. After all, they are on the border closest to Xixia, and they usually have close combat with the Xixia army.
Soon, the camp became lively.
"Commander, as long as you give the order, my men will immediately go over and chop up those Xixia bastards."
"Yes, we are passive every day. When can we take the initiative? Now that Xixia is so provocative, we can't sit back and watch anymore, can we?"
"As I say, let's start the fight."
"What are you fighting for? There is no order from above. We can't mobilize the army at all. I think we should wait for the order."
"yes…………"
It was noisy, everyone had their own thoughts and opinions, and they couldn't unify at all. The most important thing was the court's long-term desire for peace, which made the soldiers lack blood.
Zhou Chen remained silent. He was not surprised at all by this situation. He had long been used to it in the three years since he came to the border. Even when faced with the invasion of a small group of Xixia soldiers, except for him, everyone else
Didn't show too much enthusiasm.
His positive performance actually made some people dissatisfied. If you work hard and I don't work hard, wouldn't it make me look like a fool?
But fortunately, he has a strong background, so no one dares to contradict him. Even his immediate boss, Commander Xiangdu, is very caring towards Zhou Chen.
The commander of Xiangdu saw clearly that in the past few years, Zhou Chen had not made any great achievements, but had continued to make small achievements. As a boss, he was naturally a direct beneficiary. He did not have to fight hard and could still get credit. Of course he liked such subordinates.
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So he stopped everyone's noise with dissatisfaction and looked at Zhou Chen.
"Shu Yuan, what do you think?"
Zhou Chen replied: "Sir, the Xixia army is indeed hateful, but this time is different from before. They have invaded our land. We can no longer decide privately whether to send troops. We must have an order from the court, so we can do a good job
We are ready to send troops, but whether to send troops or not, we have to wait for the order."
The commander of Xiangdu nodded. He wanted to make meritorious deeds, but he didn't want to be the first to show off. If he sent troops without orders, even if he won the battle, he would not end well in the face of difficulties from the civil servants. So what Zhou Chen said was what he thought.
of.
So he asked everyone to go back and prepare, but left Zhou Chen alone.
"Shu Yuan, if we really go to war with Xixia, I will help you and try to let you serve as a vanguard on the battlefield. I should be transferred soon. If you can make enough contributions, you will hopefully take over my position.
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This commander has a good relationship with Zhou Chen's father, Zhou Yexiong, and it is precisely because of his presence that Zhou Chen has been able to let go of his hands in recent years.
Zhou Chen naturally understood the other party's goodwill and expressed his gratitude: "Sir, please rest assured, I will do my best to live up to your kindness."
"Well done. I have been in the army for more than 20 years, and you are the most brave and good at fighting I have ever seen. Even your father, Lord Zhou, is far behind you. I am very optimistic about you."
He has a deep understanding of Zhou Chen's personal combat prowess, because he has personally seen Zhou Chen fight against a hundred elite soldiers alone, and win in the end. His personal combat prowess is truly invincible.
No wonder he was shocked. Zhou Chen only kept two of his remaining attribute points and added the others.
Now his physical fitness has exceeded fifty, and his strength is approaching fifty. Coupled with his rich combat experience and moves, as well as his strong recovery, he can persist for a long time even in the face of endless enemies.
Of course, the premise is that you don't encounter elite archers and heavy armored soldiers. When encountering such elite long-range soldiers and melee soldiers, even if he has only developed a trace of internal strength, he will definitely not be able to use them up.
That's right, after three years in this world, he barely managed to develop his internal strength, but the amount was pitifully small.
As Zhou Chen expected, when the court learned that Xixia had invaded and occupied Linzhou land, the first reaction was not to start a war to take it back, but to send people to negotiate with Xixia and let Xixia return it.
Of course Xixia would not agree. Even though Xixia had a lot of land, due to its special geographical location, fertile land suitable for planting was scarce. After finally snatching a piece of fertile land, how could it be easily returned?
Song Fang negotiated again and again, but he never returned the money without hiding it, and kept dragging and pulling Song Fang.
In the Song Dynasty, officials at both the upper and lower levels were really good-tempered. After being pulled so hard by Bu Zangying Pang, they were still weighing their concerns and never issued an order to recapture it by force.
Zhou Chen has become accustomed to the weakness of the imperial court and is not in a hurry, because he knows that in the end, even if the imperial court is just for the sake of face, it is impossible for the imperial court to really do nothing. A fight will definitely be fought. As for how far it will be, whether it can be done
It's hard to say how to regain the lost land.
It's interesting to talk about the Song Dynasty. Whenever they went to war with an enemy country, they would rather spend money to give money than pay military expenses to forcefully start a war. It was as if they were afraid of being beaten. They were really weak and used to it. Peace relied on begging.
Come, not type.
They waited for two months. Finally, the court's patience may have been worn out by Xixia, and they were finally ready to use force.
After really making up their minds, the imperial court acted quickly. Not long after returning to Tokyo, the British Duke was sent to the northwest again as the commander-in-chief of this battle.
The opportunity Zhou Chen had been waiting for finally came.
Two months later, the good news returned to Beijing.
When the officials saw the good news, Long Yan was overjoyed, especially when they saw that the vanguard general Zhou Chen killed the enemy leader and was the first to recapture the lost land of Quye River in Linzhou. They were even more overjoyed.
"Haha, it turns out to be Sanlang of the Zhou family. I was indeed right about him. Although he did not participate in the Spring Festival, he was still able to make such great contributions on the frontier. He is indeed a talented general of our Song Dynasty. He should be rewarded. He should be rewarded."
But he soon discovered that he was happy too early, because there were more surprises to come.
Another month later, good news came from the northwest. The Song army defeated the Xixia army and captured Yinzhou City. The British Army planned the strategy and the vanguard general Zhou Chen made great achievements. He destroyed the Xixia 10,000 brave army and was the first to break through Yinzhou City.
The flag of the Song Dynasty was planted in Yinzhou City.
In another two months, the Song army defeated the Xixia Xiangyou army and captured several cities around Shizhou. Zhou Chen was the first to capture the city again.
But the Song Army was blocked by the Xixia Army here. Because the Xixia Army's four major armies gathered together to form an effective defense line, the Song Army was short of troops and food and grass, so it had to stop.
But even so, the Song army achieved a complete victory. With only losing more than 10,000 people, it annihilated 30,000 Xixia troops and took no prisoners. Not only did they regain the lost land in Linzhou, they also occupied several cities in Yinzhou and Shizhou.
and land.
It is no exaggeration to say that this victory was the most enjoyable victory in the official's more than 30 years of reign.
When the good news came to Tokyo, the officials were overjoyed and the court was in a state of shock. The Song Dynasty had always lost ground. When had there ever been such a great victory? It captured two states in a row. It was an unprecedented victory.
Needless to say, the commander-in-chief of this great victory, the British Duke, was the vanguard general Zhou Chen who made the greatest contribution. He was always the first to seize the city and land several times. The Xixia people fled after hearing about Zhou, killing the gods.
The name spread across the border.
Xixia lost several lands in a row. Although it has withstood the Song army's offensive and is also thinking about regaining the lost territory, the British defended with all their strength and established a defensive line, making it impossible for Xixia to recover the lost territory, forcing Xixia to send
People went to the Song Dynasty court to protest and so on.
When they really invaded the Song Dynasty, they were arrogant and refused to back down when questioned by the Song Dynasty. But when it was their turn to occupy the land by the Song army, they jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and wanted to take it back with all their teeth and claws.
If they lose ground and cannot be defeated, they will use diplomatic methods to put pressure on Song.
Officials have always been kind and generous to the outside world, but this victory made him stand upright. This was an unprecedented victory during his reign and a rare victory since the founding of the country. It was a huge achievement of his.
Therefore, he didn't care about Xixia's attitude at all, and discussed the matter with hundreds of officials during the court meeting.
"The first contribution to the great victory in the Northwest belongs to the British Duke and Pioneer Zhou Chen. Everyone, how do you think we should reward him?"
If you achieve a great victory, you will naturally be rewarded. If such a great achievement cannot be rewarded based on merit, who would be willing to fight to the death?
There were all the civil and military officials present today. As soon as the officials finished speaking, one person from the military official position stepped forward.
"I feel that I should be rewarded heavily, especially since I am commanding Zhou Chen. He is a pioneer general. Whenever he takes the lead and is the first to charge into the city, he should be the first to do so and should be knighted."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Being knighted, this is the supreme honor of a warrior, but since the Song Dynasty, except for the titles granted during the founding of the country, there have not been many knighthoods in the past hundred years. Even if there are, most of them are after death.
seal up.
Among the officials, Sheng Hong, who was standing in the last row and was wearing a green robe, felt his heart beating rapidly.
To be continued...